U.S. Government Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on Conti Ransomware Gang

The Hacker News Daily Updates [Newsletter]( [cover]( [How Hackers Plan Their Attack & How to Defend Against Them]( The costs of cybercrime reach far beyond the ransoms paid. It encompasses the costs of the damage and destruction of data, lost productivity, theft of intellectual property, theft of personal and financial data, and not to mention reputational harm. [Download Now]( Sponsored LATEST NEWS Aug 12, 2022 [Xiaomi Phones with MediaTek Chips Found Vulnerable to Forged Payments]( Security flaws have been identified in Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T and Redmi Note 11 models, which could be exploited to disable the mobile payment mechanism and even forge transactions via a rogue Android app installed on the devices. Check Point said it found the flaws in devices powered by MediaTek ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [U.S. Government Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on Conti Ransomware Gang]( The U.S. State Department on Thursday announced a $10 million reward for information related to five individuals associated with the Conti ransomware group. The reward offer, first reported by WIRED, is also notable for the fact that it marks the first time the face of a Conti associate, known as ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Facebook Testing Default End-to-End Encryption and Encrypted Backups in Messenger]( Social media company Meta said it will begin testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) on its Messenger platform this week for select users as the default option, as the company continues to slowly add security layers to its various chat services. "If you're in the test group, some of your most ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Cisco Patches High-Severity Vulnerability Affecting ASA and Firepower Solutions]( Cisco on Wednesday released patches to contain multiple flaws in its software that could be abused to leak sensitive information on susceptible appliances. The issue, assigned the identifier CVE-2022-20866 (CVSS score: 7.4), has been described as a "logic error" when handling RSA keys on devices ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Fast and Secure VPN on a Budget? Private Internet Access VPN Has You Covered]( Back when the internet consisted of a handful of computers networked together across a few research institutions, nobody could have imagined that it would one day form the backbone of a new digital way of life. And that probably explains why none of the researchers who thought up its core ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [cover]( [The All-Inclusive Guide to Malicious Evasion Techniques]( Online data hacking is increasing; it is important to spot the signs of a possible hack and the ways to prevent them [Download Now]( Sponsored This email was sent to {EMAIL}. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from The Hacker News. To manage your email newsletter preferences, please [click here](. Contact The Hacker News: info@thehackernews.com [Unsubscribe]( The Hacker News | Pearls Omaxe, Netaji Subash Place, Pitampura, Delhi 110034 India